General Knowledge for SSC CGL Exam 2014: General Science

Here are some Questions ofGeneral Knowledgefor SSC CGL Exam 2014. These questions are based on General Science. Try to learn these as it will be helpful in qualifying your exam. Each question is followed by four options.

The option which is written in ‘BOLD’ letters is your answer.

Q1. Which of the following waves can propagate in a vacuum?

(a) Radio Waves

(b) Light Waves

(c) X -Rays

(d) Ultrasonic Waves

Q2.Which of the following takes place when the subject speaks untruth while being tested by the polygraph instrument?

(a) His blood presure goes up

(b) His pulse quickens

(c) His skin darkens

(d) He Sneezes

Q3. Who is the recepient of Nobel Prize for the development of Wireless Telegraphy?

(a) J.J Thomson

(b) Kamerling Onnes

(c) Samuel Morse

(d) Marconi

Q4. The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is:

(a) Zinc

(b) Copper

(c) Aluminium

(d) Iron

Q5. Which of the following is the lightest gas?

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Hydrogen

(c) Ammonia

(d) Carbon dioxide

Q6. Which one of the following metals has the highest density?

(a) Gold

(b) Iron

(c) Platinum

(d) Lead

Q7. The short upper part of the human intestine next to the stomach is called:

(a) Caecum

(b) Duodenum

(c) Ileum

(d) Jejunum

Q8. The vitamin which is very liable and easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage is:

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin B6

(c) Vitamin C

(d) Vitamin K

Q9. The largest gland in the human body is:

(a) Heart

(b) Liver

(c) Kidney

(d) Brain

Q10. Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?